Luthier Wood Review: Koa for guitar body top sides great sounding wood tonewood

[@Monsterputjes]

Thank you so much for this series of wood reviews! For me as a guitarist, woodworker and future luthier this is so immensely valuable! Thanks!!!

[@DriftwoodBeachMom]

Hi I hope you can respond to my inquiry. I recently purchased a Taylor KOA guitar that had knots in the grain of the wood for the top of the acoustic guitar. I actually liked the overall character the circular patterns gave to the guitar. It does play like a dream. But after seeing some videos, I wonder about the total integrity of that Koa for my guitar. What are your opinions? Thanks.

[@Ricky-Jones-1979]

Reb Beach uses Koa on his Suhr guitar's!!!
By the way, I love that T style guitar on your bench!!!
Could you build me one?
I would prefer a recessed Tune 'o' Matic bridge/tailpiece & H/S/H pickup setup with my custom wiring (1, bridge hum 2, bridge hum + middle single coil 3, Middle single coil 4, Bridge & Neck humbuckers 5,Neck Humbucker. 1 VOLUME & 1 tone with push pull which in position 4 puts the neck humbucker out of phase !!!) Get back if you are up for building this!!!

[@scottbrown7822]

Have you ever worked with New Zealand native woods like Kauri or Rimu?

[@300leothelion]

It looks like Idigbo from a distance and in colour, do you know if idigbo can be used for making solid bodied guitars?

[@amitgokhale3765]

Hey could you also do Mango wood?

[@xCH97]

Will you be doing ash?

[@rhykko77]

Maybe hard and light . Usually hard goes with heavy dense , but not always.

[@kiillabytez]

Tonewood?
I think you mean HARDWOOD.
There's no proof that different woods make a vibratory or sensory difference.